During Omertà filming, Rajkummar Rao had a shocking reaction to the 2015 Paris attacks

For Rajkummar Rao, getting the character of terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh right and living with it was no cakewalk.

Rajkummar Rao in a still from Omertà&nbsp

Rajkummar Rao, who plays Omar Saeed Sheikh, British terrorist of Pakistani descent, in his upcoming film Omertà, has managed to stun us yet another time. The official trailer of the Hansal Mehta directorial dropped online on Wednesday and Rao's portrayal of Omar has come as a bolt from the blue. Right from industry insiders to film critics to fans, Rao has left everyone shocked with his on-screen brilliance. But for the actor, who is not even remotely close to Omar, getting the character right and living with it was no cakewalk. (Omertà trailer: Rajkummar Rao is spectacularly dreadful)

In an interview with noted journalist Anupama Chopra, he said, "It was a very difficult part. Very difficult space for me to understand. But that's what you aim for as an actor. You want to achieve that mental space. You want to live that character throughout. But with Omar, of course, I know that I don't believe in his ideology. I strongly condemn whatever these people do - the violence they create."

Rao added that although his ideology was not in sync with that of his character, he had to believe in it to play the part convincingly. He also talked about his reaction to the Paris Attacks of November 2015, something which will send chills down your spine.

The actor shared, "If I am playing a character, I have to believe in it. I can't think something else and play something else. I can't fake it. I remember, I don't know if I should even say it. I used to wake up every morning at 5:30 to listen to BBC just for the accent (British). At that time, the Paris attacks happened, it was a breaking news and somewhere this thought came into my mind: "Well done." And I was like no, this is not well, this is wrong. I can't think like that. But subconsciously I was feeling great that I am living in that space where I wanted to. But it was a very difficult world for me."

Omertà is slated to release on April 20. The film is presented by Swiss Entertainment and Karma Media and produced by Nahid Khan.

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